The Portland daily press., 1887-04-01
THE CAPTURE OF GRAVES.
STORY of the Arrest of the Murderer
Of the Wardens.
His Whereabouts and ooings While
In California.
What Mrs. Graves says Regarding
Her Husband.

BANGOR, March 31.--A special from Oak
land, CAL, says: Graves is now reposinp
here in Jail very quietly, and sees few out
side persons. He is, however. free to talk
with his visitors, and takes matters very
coolly. When Graves came to California in
the early part of the winter, he went to Los
Angeles, and then very naturally left for
Anaheh. The Planters Hotel is in that
town. and Graves found work there. where
he acted as porter and general man of all
WORK. This Is cheap house, and very little
patronized, and so quiet that Graves thought
IL would be very safe hiding place. There
,s no doubt but that it would Lave been, but
ne was not contented to stay there. He
made frequent visits to Oakland, 500 miles
away, thinking it would be the right place to
mail and receive letters, as he was located so
many miles from there. March 9Th he came
here, walked into the Eureka Hotel, stepped
up 10 the register and slowly traced the
name of John T. Smith. The police had
been informed by John Y. Fairbanks of
Oakland that Smith or Graves would be
likely to call at the post office for letters. so
Tor three weeks they haunted the govern
ment building Finally their patience was
rewarded, for last week he stepped into the
Office one day and inquired for letters for
John 1. Smith As soon as they were deliv-
cred TO aim, for there was more than one. he
was arrested and lodged in JAIL Then the
oihcers went to the hotel and fonnd his va
hse. 1t contained letters to him which es-
tapiished his identity beyond question. 1t
also contained copy of the Portland Argus,
In which was printed report of the trial of
Mcfarland. This had been mailed To him
from Portland, and it indicated that it had
peen carefully read. He confesses the homi-
eide, and in telling the story of the affair
constantly asserts that the whole act was
committed in self defence.
A reporter, who visited Grayes's home.
SAID that at the request OF her father. Mrs.
oraves read aloud the despatch from Oak
iand to the effect that her husband admitted
that he was the man wanted. and as she did
50 manifested no more apparent feeling than
she would have done had it related to some
common business matter of the family. She
SAID 1t was poor place TO come to for news
as she had nothing to tell, and that she had
iiad no idea as to the whereabouts Of her
husband since the murder, and she should as
soon Gdve expected to hear that he had been
found in Maine as In California.
Mr.. Tracy, Mrs. draves's father, said that
ne had asked her many times, Immediately
after the murder and since, il she had re-
ceiYed any news from Graves. and she al
ways said she had not. On the day of the
reporters visit, he said he had been "pump-
ing her hard, but she declared that she
knew nothing about it, had heard nothing
from her husband, and had no knowledge of
his being in California.
Mr.. Tracy said he believed that his daugh-
ter told the truth, and that he had always
known her as truthful girl and truthful
woman. Others who have always known
Mrs. Graves give similar testimony.